Health · Baugo
Baugo, IN health
Baugo differs from Indiana on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.3% vs 8.3%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (14.9% vs 8.9%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 46517, 46516, 46561TownTapestry Health GradeNew
D
Baugo’s Health Grade: D
On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Baugo is healthier than 12% of U.S. towns.
C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressDMental distressD-ObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingCExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 12%
Less healthyHealthier
Indiana towns we grade (1,081)Healthier than 9%
Towns with similar incomes, $61K–$101K (9,753)Healthier than 3%
About what its income would suggest. Baugo does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.
These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Baugo could be anywhere from D− to C.
How the Health Grade works
- Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Indiana ranking.
- Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Baugo with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
- Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Baugo’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card
How Baugo compares with Indiana
Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.
Chronic conditions
45.6% have obesity
1 better6 close5 worse
Habits
29.2% get no exercise
0 better2 close2 worse
Care & screenings
79.2% had a checkup
0 better3 close4 worse
Mind & connection
35.2% feel lonely
0 better3 close2 worse
Everyday needs
22.2% face food insecurity
0 better1 close4 worse
Disability
36.8% have a disability
7 measures · shown without a better/worse judgment
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Baugo adults…
39 of every 100 Baugo adults have high blood pressure
Indiana: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–42.7%
Bars show Baugo; the black tick is Indiana. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
Baugo, betterBaugo, worseToo close to callIndiana
Get no exerciseshare of adults
29.2% Baugo
IN 24.9%
IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults
38.2% Baugo
IN 37.1%
IN 37.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults
15.7% Baugo
IN 16.6%
IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults
18.3% Baugo
IN 15.7%
IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Baugo adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.
Yearly checkup
IN 80%Dentist visit
IN 61%Cholesterol check
IN 86%Colon screening
IN 66%Mammogram
IN 76%Taking BP meds
IN 77%1 in 7
working-age adults has no health insurance
Baugo 14.9% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Baugo adults are doing
1 in 3Baugo adults feel lonely
35.2% · Indiana 32.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Baugo adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · Indiana 25.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Baugo adults lack social or emotional support
26.4% · Indiana 23.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Baugo adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · Indiana 17.6% · too close to call
Everyday needs
Making ends meet
Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.
1 in 5
Baugo adults worry about having enough food
22.2% · IN 14.7% · worse
1 in 6
Baugo adults worry about keeping their housing
17.2% · IN 11.2% · worse
1 in 8
Baugo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
12.3% · IN 8.4% · worse
1 in 9
Baugo adults lack reliable transportation
11% · IN 7.7% · worse
14.4% of Baugo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.
Disability
Living with a disability
36.8%
of Baugo adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs17.1%
Thinking or memory18.3%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision7.1%
Dressing or bathing5%
Black tick: Indiana. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Around Baugo
Baugo and the towns around it
Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.
30.9%47.3%· darker is worse for health
Obesity
#21 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first
Penn35.5%
Cleveland41.8%
Olive41.9%
Baugo45.6%
Concord46.1%
Elkhart47.3%
Care nearby
Elkhart General HospitalElkhart · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Unity Physicians HospitalMishawaka · 8.7 mi
DirectionsMedicare profile
Goshen HospitalGoshen · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Heart City Health Center Scenic HealthElkhart · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
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Heart City Womens HealthElkhart · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
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! Primary careBaugo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Elkhart County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careBaugo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Elkhart County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthBaugo's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 19 - Elkhart County · need score 12 of 25
Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Baugo. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.
All 40 measures for Baugo
| Measure | Baugo | Margin | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 39.3% | 35.9–42.7% | 37.8% | about the same |
| High cholesterol | 38.2% | 34.7–41.9% | 37.8% | about the same |
| Obesity | 45.6% | 40.3–50.9% | 38.4% | worse |
| Arthritis | 27.8% | 25.2–30.5% | 28.3% | about the same |
| Depression | 25.2% | 22.1–28.5% | 25.1% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 21.6% | 18.2–25% | 15.4% | worse |
| Asthma | 11.7% | 10.4–13% | 11.2% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 7.3% | 6.6–8% | 8.3% | better |
| Diabetes | 14.8% | 13.1–16.5% | 13% | worse |
| COPD | 9.3% | 8.3–10.2% | 8.1% | worse |
| Heart disease | 7.2% | 6.5–7.9% | 6.8% | about the same |
| Stroke | 4% | 3.7–4.3% | 3.5% | worse |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 18.3% | 16.1–20.5% | 15.7% | worse |
| Binge drink | 15.7% | 13.2–18.4% | 16.6% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 29.2% | 25.6–33% | 24.9% | worse |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 38.2% | 33.2–43.4% | 37.1% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 79.2% | 76.1–82% | 79.7% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 53.8% | 50.3–57.2% | 61.2% | worse |
| Cholesterol check | 83.5% | 81.7–85.3% | 85.8% | worse |
| Colon screening | 60.2% | 55.4–64.7% | 66.3% | worse |
| Mammogram | 73.1% | 65.7–79.4% | 76.4% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 75.3% | 72.5–77.8% | 77.4% | about the same |
| No health insurance | 14.9% | 13.1–16.7% | 8.9% | worse |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Feel lonely | 35.2% | 31–39.2% | 32.8% | about the same |
| Lack emotional support | 26.4% | 23.1–29.6% | 23.2% | about the same |
| Frequent mental distress | 19.5% | 17.6–21.6% | 17.6% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 25.6% | 23–28.2% | 20.6% | worse |
| Frequent physical distress | 16.1% | 14.4–17.9% | 13.8% | worse |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Food insecurity | 22.2% | 19.7–24.7% | 14.7% | worse |
| Housing insecurity | 17.2% | 15.2–19.3% | 11.2% | worse |
| Utility shut-off threat | 12.3% | 10.9–13.8% | 8.4% | worse |
| No reliable transportation | 11% | 9.9–12.3% | 7.7% | worse |
| Receive SNAP | 14.4% | 12.7–16.3% | 8.6% | |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 36.8% | 33.1–40.6% | 31.1% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 17.1% | 15.3–19.1% | 14.2% | |
| Thinking or memory | 18.3% | 16.6–20.2% | 15% | |
| Hearing | 7.5% | 6.8–8.4% | 7.1% | |
| Vision | 7.1% | 6.5–7.7% | 5% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 5% | 4.6–5.4% | 3.7% | |
| Errands alone | 10.1% | 9.1–11.1% | 8.1% | |
About these numbers
How CDC estimates town health
They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Baugo door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Indiana figure falls inside it, we don't call Baugo better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Baugo by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Baugo by how much of its land each one covers.
CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.